Small Vessel Regulations

218 If every person on board a personal watercraft is wearing a personal flotation device or a lifejacket of an appropriate size, the personal watercraft is required to carry on board only the following safety equipment:

• (a) a sound-signalling device;

• (b) a watertight flashlight or three pyrotechnic distress signals other than smoke signals;

• (c) a magnetic compass, if the personal watercraft is navigated out of sight of seamarks; and

• (d) navigation lights that meet the requirements of the Collision Regulations, if the personal watercraft is operated after sunset or before sunrise or in periods of restricted visibility.